Telephone Counselling to Promote Physical Activity in Diabetes Mellitus People

The Use of a Telephone Counselling as a Strategy to Promote Physical Activity in Diabetes Mellitus People

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of phone counselling support as a strategy to increase physical activity in people with diabetes.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Clinical diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus
• age between 18 and 80 years
• both sexes
• medical recommendation for physical activity
• ability to listen and answer questions
• have cell phone and/or residential
• be registered the Center for Family Health 03 in 2012
• People should also produce higher frequency than 75% stake in the proposed activities Diabetes Education Group and telephone counseling

Exclusion Criteria: People who do not attend the criteria for inclusion.

• did not have clinical diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus
• did not have age between 18 and 80 years
• did not have medical recommendation for physical activity
• did not have ability to listen and answer questions
• did not have cell phone and/or residential
• do not be registered the Center for Family Health 03 in 2012
• People who did not participate in 75% of the activities of the Group proposed the Diabetes Education and telephone counseling